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Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) is one of the largest Open Access journal
publishers. It is currently publishing more than 200 open access, online, peer-reviewed
journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines. SCIRP serves the worldwide
academic communities and contributes to the progress and application of science
with its publication. More than 5000 professional editorial board members support
our publishing activities, and 71030 articles have already been published with SCIRP
(2017-12-31).

Where and How is SCIRP
Registered?

Scientific Research Publishing Inc. is a registered corporation in the state of
Delaware, USA. It was first registered on September 18, 2007. The registration was renewed
on March 14, 2012 under file number 5124220.

We have to accept that we live in a globalized world. People of different nationalities
travel for business and education and try to find optimum conditions.

a) We see many US or European companies that are run by people who have US or European
passports, but do all their business in China, which will enable them to minimize
both their expenses of living and routine operations, thereby maximize their
gain.

b) In this regard, people with a Chinese background (e.g., Chinese Americans) have
indisputable advantages in terms of language skills, cultural adaptation, and business
network. If they start a company that has an international outreach (like OA publishing),
it is only natural for them to base the company in the US (because it has a marketing
advantage) and base the production (in this case text production/editing ...) in
China.

It looks like "the world" is more used to a) than to b), in spite of the fact that
b) sometimes makes more sense, especially in this particular case. SCIRP is obviously
a company of type b). As a registered corporation in the USA, it has in China everything
that requires major expenses so as to cut costs and, in so doing, offer OA at a
very competitive price to the benefit of authors (some have to pay for themselves),
research funding organizations, and/or OA funding schemes.

Delaware, USA offers very favorable conditions for corporation (Inc.) registrations.
For example, the Delaware government does not require that the "principle place
of business" be located within the USA. It does request the provision of a real
address instead of a PO Box.

What SCIRP does is to seize the current global trade possibilities to ensure its
legitimate freedom with regard to where to do what.

What is Open Access?

All original research papers published by SCIRP are made freely and permanently
accessible online immediately upon publication. To be able to provide open access
journals, SCIRP defrays operation costs from authors and subscription charges only
for its printed version. Open access publishing allows an immediate, worldwide,
barrier-free, open access to the full text of research papers, which is in the best
interests of the scientific community.
• High visibility for maximum global exposure with open access publishing
model
• Rigorous peer review of research papers
• Prompt faster publication with less cost
• Guaranteed targeted, multidisciplinary audience

Please find an introduction to the Open Access movement, the advantages of publishing through Open Access, and suggested further reading on SCIRP's Open Access Page.

SCIRP is committed to maintaining high standards through a rigorous peer review,
together with strict ethical policies. Any infringements of professional ethical
codes such as plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or bogus claims of authorship
should be taken very seriously by the editors, with zero tolerance.

The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published in any form and
must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Organization of Boards

All board members receive an Appointment Letter and are expected to return a signed copy. All members of the SCIRP Advisory Board and all Editors-in-Chief of a journal are appointed by the President of SCIRP. Other members of the Editorial Board are appointed by the Editor-in-Chief of that journal. Guest Editors for Special Issues are appointed via e-mail. The Appointment Letter details rights and responsibilities. SCIRP uses Appointment Letters for Editorial Board members since 2010. Appointment Letters have been improved and extended over the years. Editorial Board members' Privileges increased with time.

The Editorial Assistant will help to solve any open questions that may arise in running the journal. The Editor-in-Chief will send his/her complaints to the Director or President of SCIRP. Editorial Board members should discuss their complaints first with the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. If Editorial Board members can not work out a solution together with their Editor-in-Chief they may also send their complaints directly to SCIRP’s Director.

SCIRP's Preservation Strategy / Archiving

For readers and authors alike, it is important that journal papers remain available with a high probability. Two preservation time frames have to be distinguished:

Short to medium term preservation strategy is understood as a publisher's in-house activity. There are two aspects:
• Backup: SCIRP performs a real-time backup in multiple locations.
• Access System Redundancy: At SCIRP access is possible via more than one server. This ensures that there is little interruption and services are available with high reliability.

Long term preservation strategy is understood as a protection against discontinuation of the publisher as a whole, single journals, or single back issues. This can be due to business interruption or failure (bankruptcy, insolvency), some kind of catastrophic failure, technical failure, or natural disaster. Preservation services are offered by various organizations and national libraries. Many of these offers are not suitable to SCIRP’s needs.

SCIRP decided to archive all journal papers with Portico. Details are shown on SCIRP's Page at Portico. Portico maintains a dark archive for SCIRP. A dark archive is normally not visible. The archive will become available open access on Portico’s site only when a trigger event occurs:
(A) The publisher is no longer in business.
(B) One title is no longer offered.
(C) Back issues are not available for a period longer than 90 days.
(D) Catastrophic failure: The publisher has stopped providing online access to its publication for a period longer than 90 days.
For triggered content the Document Identifier (DOI) will link to the content now available on Portico’s site.

Migration: Portico converts the original source files of electronic journals to an archival format. Portico assumes responsibility for future content conversion. In this way, it will be possible to read SCIRP’s journal articles in the future. No matter what format future technologies require.

In summary, authors can be assured that their effort of writing a journal paper will not be in vain and the paper will be available for generations to come. Readers can be assured an article will be provided when calling the persistent link to the paper also in the future.

SCIRP Retraction Policy

SCIRP recognizes the importance of the integrity and completeness of the scholarly
record. The historic record of published research articles shall remain available
and unaltered as far as possible. However, circumstances may arise where a paper
got published based on misconduct or honest error. It may become necessary to correct
the scholarly record in the most appropriate form:
• Expression of Concern
• Correction (Erratum or Corrigendum)
• Retraction
• Removal
Guiding principles for these measures are COPE's Retraction Guidelines and other accepted scholarly
principles. The responsibility of correcting the records is with the editor of the
journal concerned.

Thank you for publishing our paper in your journal, we truly appreciated the opportunity.
We did not encounter any problems while submitting the paper and thought the peer
review process was fair. We were able to answer all questions and incorporate the
responses into the final paper. We also did not encounter any problems speaking
to your editorial assistants during the process. We always received comments back
in a timely manner. We were satisfied with your journal process and would recommend
it to others! Thank you again for the opportunity! - Kristen Sobota

Always thanking you for your laborious service. I am very pleased with the support
of you for my paper. - Mitsuhiro Kashiwagi

I am quite content with the process. Your editorial assistants are among the most
efficient anonent d polite I have encountered. OA publishing represents Science the way
it should always have been. - Michael Persinger

Everything was perfect. I received a nice and good communication and it was not
difficult for me to understand your specifications. Next time I will be able to
send the paper in your terms in the first intention. Thank you very much. - Carlos
Encinas-Ferrer

I am very satisfied with the service received. Thank you very much, I hope in the
future to publish with you again. - Romel G. Solis C.

Editorial Board Member
Reviews

It has been an absolute pleasure working with the people at Scientific Research
Publishing. They have been diligent and responsive, and highly professional. I always
receive information from them in a timely manner, and their attention to detail
is commendable. - Professor Harry Ruda

The journal provides an open access platform for doctors and academicians on the
latest drug extraction techniques, applications, and data interpretation in both
clinical and preclinical studies. It aims to publish complete and reliable source
of information on the discoveries and current developments in the mode of original
articles, review articles, case reports and short communications, in all areas of
the Chinese medicine and making them freely available online without any restrictions
or any other subscriptions to researchers worldwide. - Professor Maythem Saeed

"Since its inception in May 2011, the Journal of Mathematical Finance (JMF) has
become established as an international journal that advances knowledge and understanding
through the publication of technically rigorous research papers in all areas of
theoretical and applied mathematical finance. JMF has presented the latest developments
in pure and applied financial mathematics, and considered important areas in mathematical
finance." - Professor Michael McAleer

Modern Mechanical Engineering, or MME, is a young but energetic research journal
which aims to provide a quick and informative channel for scientists and researchers
in mechanical engineering to present and discuss their latest research findings.
Although MME was officially launched in 2011, it has since attracted the attention
and interests of many researchers in the relevant fields all over the world. All
submissions to MME will be dealt with by a team of professional and editorial members.
- Professor C. W. Lim

The open journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been in circulation now for a
number of years and I am pleased to provide my enthusiastic response as to the quality
of the material presented by the international group of authors. What most distinguishes
this journal from the many other similar publications is the practical nature of
the paper presented. Many authors provide a perspective of their observations in
a variety of clinical services that is unique in nature and establishes the real
world in which detected physicians make careful and insightful observations of their
patients presenting symptoms and the approach taken to treat and to follow up their
cases. Such an approach can be very rewarding both to the authors of the papers
and also to the readers. The dissemination of the information provided by this journal
helps to serve a large number of obstetricians and gynecologists in that it provides
a mechanism of how many unique clinical cases are handled by very creative doctors.
As an open journal it is freely available internationally and I encourage the readership
to follow the developments that inevitably would occur as the audience and variety
of material presented expand in the coming years. – Professor Chris Constantinou

Complaints Procedure

Formal complaints are handled in a systematic way. They have to be submitted to customer@scirp.org. The person making the complaint must be willing to be identified to SCIRP and supply a valid contact email address. The complainant must be as specific as possible and provide as much objective evidence as available.

Receipt of a complaint is recorded and acknowledged timely by customer@scirp.org. Complaints not fulfilling requirements are rejected without detailed investigation. Accepted complaints related to a journal are forwarded to the journal Editorial Office. The Editorial Assistant will investigate the circumstances and will contact SCIRP's Director as well as the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board members for information and judgment. The Editorial Assistant follows the status and keeps in touch with all relevant people. The complainant is informed about the progress. The complainant is notified by the Editorial Assistant of the decision and given the opportunity to appeal.

Newly provided evidence is taken into account. The case will be reevaluated and handled by SCIRP's Director, the Editor-in-Chief or an Editorial Board member directly. The complainant is notified about the reevaluated decision which is final.

Accepted general complaints not related specific to one of SCIRP's journals are forwarded to the Assistant of SCIRP's Director. The complaints procedure is otherwise similar.

Each journal has an area on the lower right of the screen with a heading “Sponsors, Associates, and Links >>”. The place is used often to link to conferences, most of which are organized by SCIRP. Associates to the journal do not have to pay for links and/or logos put online, but SCIRP likes to see these other organizations link back to SCIRP. This is important to show that SCIRP is not exploiting other organization’s reputation, but working on mutual consent. Entries are fixed and do not depend on reader behavior.

Entries are made in consent between senior staff of the publisher and the Editor-in-Chief (or Editorial Board member if no Editor-in-Chief exists) of the journal.

How to Contact SCIRP?

If you have any questions about SCIRP, you can send us an online message by using the support tool at the bottom right of the webpage. You can also contact us by e-mail, QQ or WeChat. Formal complaints are handled based on SCIRP's Complaints Procedure.

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